ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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(12-05-2014, 08:53 AM)'phatio' Wrote: Hello Peter, how are you?
Me, I've been quite busy lately. but I will always make time to follow this great forum (thanks everyone).
i'm sorry that i cannot post in here regularly my friend, but I promise you I will post here if I find something interesting.
About Javan Tigers, well.. I have one great news for you and all animal lovers in general.
what if i told you that Mr. Didik Raharyono (see the article above), a Wildlife Biologist and researcher of panthera (tigris) sondaica, finally got the picture we've always wanted. a picture of the extinct Javan Tiger alive!!
actually it's not just one picture. he got two pictures from two different specimens alive.
I surely will post those pictures here as soon as I have his permission.
So stay tuned my friends. [img]images/smilies/smile.gif[/img]

 

I can't avoid to be INCREDIBLY exited about this, but I most be cautious. It happened first with the South China tiger with that famous picture in the "wild" that resulted to be fake.

I really, really, REALLY hope that this is true. If this is the case, I think that those tigers should be protected with ALL available resources, with the highest priority, they are the last of the "pure" Sunda tigers.

I know that this may sound too extremist, but if possible, I think some specimens should be captured to create a captive population, like those of South China. But his will be just an extreme case, from a desperate person trying to save a natural treasure.

Phatio, from the bottom of my heart, I really hope this would be true. [img]images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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